The Sunbright Tigers will venture away from home to take on the Oakdale Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sunbright will be strutting in after a win while Oakdale will be coming in after a loss.
Sunbright barely beat Jellico the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Tigers blew past the Blue Devils 17-6 on Tuesday. The Tigers' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Grayson Newport was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Levi Walker also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Sunbright always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .538. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Oakdale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They came up short against Greenback, falling 8-1.
Oakdale's loss dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Sunbright, their victory ended an 11-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-12.
Sunbright suffered a grim 14-0 defeat to Oakdale in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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